gissel
Norwegian Nynorsk
/ɡis.sel/
noun-m1
Definitions
- a hostage
Etymology
Derived from Danish gidsel derived from Old Norse gísl derived from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (pledge, hostage).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gīslaz
Gloss
pledge, hostage
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gilbert English
- kihlat Finnish
- gissel Norwegian Bokmål
- *gīslaz Proto-Germanic
- drama Norwegian Nynorsk
- gisseldrama Norwegian Nynorsk
- gisseltakar Norwegian Nynorsk
- takar Norwegian Nynorsk
- gisl Old English
- gísl Old Norse
- gidsel Danish
- Gilbert Old French
- gísl Icelandic
- gísli Faroese
- *gīsl gmw-pro
- *gīsel Old Dutch
- *gēstlos Proto-Celtic